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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1908
Page
8
A sermon on Daniel showing how an unreasoning king drives God’s power to display glory. It highlights Daniel and his companions praying through the crisis, the need for intimate fellowship with God, and the harm of scattered prayers lacking definite aims. Definite prayer brings definite answers.
Arioch delays execution to allow Daniel to interpret the king's dream. The Babylonian wise men fear a failed decree, but Daniel arrives with divine guidance. The scene contrasts the pride of Nebuchadnezzar's court and the Hebrew captive Daniel’s faith and wisdom, as the king awaits the dream's meaning.
A letter from Amelia Opl quoted in Quaker Pictures notes her shift to Quakerism after fiction writing. She states she can no longer create fiction and will write factual history or poetry if requested, reflecting her conscientious adherence to truth and personal restraint.
Harry P. Bosson of Reading whistled in Worcester church during worship. He said the minister promised whistling for 50 cents or more to trigger a whistle plus the box collectors were near. Bosson claimed his action as a contribution stunt to raise funds.
Dr. Elizabeth Athman of Gottheim er is the first woman elected as a night school teacher in Germany. She began her duties at Frankfort at the start of the new school season. Athman is renowned for sociological work on working women and has written and lectured on factory and shop conditions in Germany.
A subordinate inspector reports a faulty house connection. Found wire with no outside outside. Replaced with inside and outside wire. Noted need for more outside to connect inside.
A French doctor suggests that doctors wear a badge on the buttonhole to distinguish themselves when rushing to urgent cases. He notes many doctors pass by in street traffic and ringing surgeries in vain, a plan he believes would help doctors building a practice.
Jamaica ginger leads global trade commanding over twice the price of rivals. Under ideal conditions an acre yields up to 4,000 pounds, with about 1,400,000 pounds exported from Jamaica in the last Local year. The report cites varied opinions on culture and literacy from European sources.
A humorous domestic exchange unfolds as spouses spar over marriage and bromides. The dialogue highlights a clash of wit and expectation, with sharp quips revealing personal tensions and social mores of a troubled union.
Mrs. Louis Beck of R. F. D. 3 San Antonio Texas describes a two year old son suffering eczema for eight months from doctors' treatments to severe sores on face ears hands and legs. After four months with other doctors no relief the Cuticura Remedies provided sleep within a week and cleared the sores in two months. The child has remained eczema free since. April 15 1907.
A London Spectator reflection notes the folly of wasted effort in pursuit of conquest and mocks grown adults for adopting childish superficiality. It laments women currying a playful slyness when discussing weighty matters, suggesting speech diverges from truth and breeds distorted thinking.
An old newspaper fragment advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure with testimonials and price, noting F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo. Also mentions Hall's pills, 1807 eye salve PETTI'S, and various drug ads with brief quips. Includes unrelated lines about a dark hall kiss quote and British blind population estimate.
A medical note discusses the use of Torias Compound for lame back and rheumatism. It claims near infallible cure when mixed with other ingredients and taken properly, giving a formula with whiskey and syrups. The Globe Pharmaceutical Co. Chicago manufactures Toris Compound sold by druggists.
A fashion debate highlights a split in term usage with half calling items sheath skirts and the other half directoire gowns. The dialogue includes product taglines and marketing lines from Peoria Illinois and general remarks on temper and communication.
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